The Works Of The Right Reverend Joseph Hall Bishop Of Exeter And Afterwards Of Norwich

Excerpt from The Works of the Right Reverend Joseph Hall, Vol. 8: Bishop of Exeter and Afterwards of Norwich I. - blessed Lord God, thou callest me to obedience, and fain would I follow thee; but what good can this wretched heart of mine be capable of except thou put it there? Thou knowest I cannot so much as wish to think well without thee. I have strong powers to offend thee: my sins are my own: but whence should I have any inclination to good but from thee, who art only and all good? Lord, work me to what thou requirest, and then require what thou wilt. II. - Lord God, whither need I go to seek thee! Thou art so with me, as that I cannot move but in thee. I look up to heaven: there I know thy Majesty most manifests itself; but withal, I know, that being here thou art never out of thy heaven, for it is thy presence only that makes heaven. 0, give me to enjoy thee, in this lowest region of thy heavenly habitation: and as, in respect of my natural being, I live and move in thee; so let me not live and move spiritually, but with thee and to thee. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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